Tea Recipes 4

Lei Cha Tea (For Flu)

Description
This very famous tea is used to treat flu or flu like symptoms. There is a story about this tea, which dates from the Three Kingdom period (A.D. 221-277). A famous general was with his army in a mountainous district when he and all of his soldiers fell ill with flu. The local people knew of a special tea to treat the illness, but the recipe was closely guarded secret. Nonetheless, the villagers decided that they have to try and help the army and gave them the tea to drink.

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoon of Dragon Well Green Tea
• 1 teaspoon of uncooked long grain white rice
• 3 slice of ginger
• 3 cups (850ml) of water

Instruction

1. Wash the rice and the ginger
2. Chop 3 slice of ginger.
3. Put tea, rice, and ginger into mortar with a little cold water.
4. Use a pestle to grind them into a fine paste (may use a food processor instead).
5. Put paste into teapot.
6. Pour boiling water into teapot.
7. Allow tea to stand for 2 - 3 minutes.
8. Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.

Cold Chrysanthemum Tea (For Quenching Thirst & Mild Sunstroke)
Description
This is an ideal drink for hot summer parties. As well as helping to prevent sunstroke it is also an excellent thirst quencher.

Ingredients

• 60 - 80 White Chrysanthemum Flowers
• 3 teaspoon of Jasmine Yinhao Green Tea
• Rock sugar or honey
• 4 liters of water

Instruction

1. Wash the chrysanthemum.
2. Put chrysanthemum and tea into a cooking pot.
3. Pour in 4 liters of water and bring it to boiling.
4. Reduce heat and continue to cook for 20 minutes.
5. Put in rock sugar or honey.
6. Remove pot from the heat and allow to cool till room temperature.
7. Strain the tea and put into refrigerator.
8. Serve the tea when it is chill.

Tomato Tea (For Improving Appetite)
Description
In the summer when it is very hot it is all too easy to lose your appetite. This tea will perk up your appetite.

Ingredients

• ¼ of a tomato
• 2 teaspoon of Imperial Huangshan Maofeng Green Tea
• 1 pinch of sugar
• 3 cups (850ml) of water

Instruction

1. Wash and cut out a ¼ piece of tomato.
2. Put tomato and tea into a cooking pot.
3. Pour in 3 cups of water and bring it to boiling.
4. Put in sugar.
5. Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.

Mung Bean Tea (For Diarrhea)
Description
Mung beans are small beans with green skins and yellow flesh. For this recipe buy pale yellow mung bean flour from Asian stores, or grind your own with a grinder.

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon mung bean flour
• 1 teaspoon of Lichee Black Tea
• White sugar
• 3 cups (850ml) of water

Instruction

1. Put mung bean flour and tea into a cooking pot.
2. Pour in 3 cups of water and bring it to boiling.
3. Add white sugar and stir.
4. Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.

Rice Vinegar Tea (For Bowel Pain)
Description
This is a very effective tea for relieving pain in the lower bowel.

Ingredients

• 3 - 4 teaspoon white rice vinegar
• 3 teaspoon of Dragon Well Green Tea
• 3 cups (850ml) of water

Instruction

1. Put green tea in empty teapot.
2. Pour boiling water on to tea leaves.
3. Add 3 - 4 teaspoon of white rice vinegar.
4. Allow tea to stand 2 - 3 minutes.
5. Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.

Ginseng Tea (For Restoring Energy)
Description
This refreshing tea is great at restoring energy. To increase the effect of this you can add ginseng powder or ginseng mix.

Ingredients

• 3 rounded teaspoons of Ginseng Oolong Tea
• 3 cups (850ml) of water
• Ginseng powder (optional)

Instruction

1. Put Oolong tea and ginseng powder in empty teapot.
2. Pour boiling water on to tea leaves.
3. Allow tea to stand 2 - 3 minutes.
4. Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.